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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2005 | |
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RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- HARBOR AND HARBOR LINES | |
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Introduced By: Senators Damiani, Polisena, and Sosnowski | |
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Date Introduced: February 17, 2005 | |
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Referred To: Senate Commerce, Housing & Municipal Government | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Section 46-4-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 46-4 entitled "Harbors and |
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Harbor Lines" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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46-4-2. City and town control of harbors -- Harbormasters -- Extension of |
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Providence jurisdiction. -- The council of any city or town is hereby authorized and empowered |
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to appoint a harbor master for the harbors within the confines of the city or town, and to ordain |
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and establish such bylaws and ordinances and establish such fees and compensation as the city |
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council or town council may deem necessary and expedient for carrying out the provisions of this |
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section; provided, that the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of the harbor master of the city of |
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Providence shall include all the public waters westerly of the easterly sides of the ship channels in |
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Seekonk River, Providence River and Harbor and Narragansett Bay from the Pawtucket- |
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Providence city line southerly to the point of intersection of the ship-channel side with a straight |
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line drawn from Rumstick Point on the east shore to Rocky Point on the west shore, excluding |
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that area subject to jurisdiction of the city of Cranston, pursuant to the provisions of section 46-4- |
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5.1, and all acts of the general assembly and ordinances of the city of Providence, now or |
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hereafter passed, relative to the harbor of the city of Providence, shall apply to and be in force |
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relative to the public waters. The council of the town of Little Compton is hereby authorized and |
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empowered to enact ordinances to regulate or ban the setting of lobster pots, fish nets, or cribs, |
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within the harbor at Little Compton to prevent interference with the use of moorings or |
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navigation therein; provided, further, that all harbor masters shall receive education and training |
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in first aid and CPR from any entity which is authorized or licensed to conduct the training or |
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education; provided, further, that all harbormasters shall attend The Rhode Island Harbormaster |
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training academy. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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This act would require all harbormaster to attend The Rhode Island Harbormaster |
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Training Academy. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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